The
1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...
season was the
69th season of the franchise and its 59th season as the Maple Leafs. Despite posting the fourth-worst record in the league, the Leafs qualified for the last playoff spot in a very weak
Norris Division
The NHL's Norris Division was formed in 1974 as part of the Prince of Wales Conference. When the NHL realigned into geographic divisions in 1981, the division moved to the Clarence Campbell Conference, where it comprised the league's Great Lakes ...
; the division champion
Chicago Black Hawks
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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only recorded 86 points. The Leafs' .356 winning percentage is the fourth-worst in franchise history, and one of the worst ever for a playoff qualifier.
Despite this, the Leafs swept the Hawks in three games in the Norris Semi-finals before being eliminated by the
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...
in a seven-game Norris Final.
Offseason
NHL Draft
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
;Goaltending
Playoffs
;Scoring
;Goaltending
Playoffs
Norris Division Semi-Finals
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Black Hawks
''Toronto wins best-of-five series 3–0''
Norris Division Finals
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues
''St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4–3''
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season.
Trades
Free agents
Awards and records
*
Wendel Clark
Wendel L. Clark (born October 25, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. His professional career lasted from 1985 until 2000, during which time he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques, New York Islanders, Tampa ...
, NHL All-Rookie Team
* Wendel Clark, Runner-up for the Calder Trophy
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Ken Wregget
Kenneth Lee Wregget (born March 25, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
His professional hockey career spans nearly 20 years, and he suited up in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia F ...
,
Molson Cup
The Molson Cup is an award presented to a distinguished player on Canadian ice hockey teams. After each game, the " three game stars" are selected, usually by a member of the media. At the end of the season, the player with the most three-star ho ...
(Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
Farm Teams
The Maple Leafs were affiliated with the
St. Catharines Saints
The St. Catharines Saints was a minor league ice hockey team in St. Catharines, Ontario. It played in the American Hockey League from 1982 to 1986 as the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
History
The Moncton-based New Brunswick Hawks had bee ...
of the
AHL.
References
Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
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Toronto Maple Leafs seasons
Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1985-86
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...